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Howard WilkinsonThere I was, 9-year-old me, standing in the early morning light of our family's backyard in Dayton, Ohio, on Feb. 20, 1962, staring up at the sky and hoping against hope that I could get a glimpse of my hero, John H. Glenn Jr., streaking across the sky in his tiny Mercury space capsule.John Glenn: A Child's Hero, A Reporter's Favorite Subjecthttp://wvxu.org/post/john-glenn-childs-hero-reporters-favorite-subject
70238 as http://wvxu.orgThu, 08 Dec 2016 22:28:59 +0000John Glenn: A Child's Hero, A Reporter's Favorite SubjectHoward WilkinsonThe last three election cycles have been miserable for Democrats in Ohio. Hillary Clinton failed to win the state this year, and, in 2014 and 2010, the Democrats were completely shut of all of Ohio's statewide constitutional offices. Can they make a comeback in 2018's mid-term election? WVXU politics reporter Howard Wilkinson talked with Jay Hanselman about it on Morning Edition Monday. Howard Wilkinson's Monday Chat: Can Ohio Democrats Make A Comeback in 2018? http://wvxu.org/post/howard-wilkinsons-monday-chat-can-ohio-democrats-make-comeback-2018
70046 as http://wvxu.orgMon, 05 Dec 2016 13:24:51 +0000Howard Wilkinson's Monday Chat: Can Ohio Democrats Make A Comeback in 2018? Howard WilkinsonWVXU politics reporter Howard Wilkinson talked with News Director Maryanne Zeleznik Monday morning about Ohio Gov. John Kasich, who tried and failed to win the GOP presidential nomination and then spent the rest of the campaign season turning his back on the eventual winner, Donald Trump. What does this mean for Kasich's future in politics? Howard Wilkinson's Monday Chat: What Does The Future Hold For John Kasich? http://wvxu.org/post/howard-wilkinsons-monday-chat-what-does-future-hold-john-kasich
69374 as http://wvxu.orgMon, 21 Nov 2016 13:22:38 +0000Howard Wilkinson's Monday Chat: What Does The Future Hold For John Kasich? Howard WilkinsonFor a period of time even longer than the Chicago Cubs' 108-year drought between World Series championships, Ohio has been the bellwether of this country's presidential politics. When Ohio went for Donald Trump on Nov. 8 it marked the 29th time in the past 31 presidential elections that Ohio went with the winner, a record unmatched by any other state in that period of time. That's the mark of a bellwether state. But it's not the only mark. The other condition requires that the state's vote total is close to the national average, which is something Ohio has done over and over again for many decades. But not this time. Trump won Ohio with 52 percent of the unofficial election night vote count, while Hillary Clinton won the popular vote by well over one million votes – the exact numbers are not yet known. Clearly, Ohio was not a bellwether on that score. Kyle Kondik, a political analyst at the University of Virginia's Center for Politics and managing editor of Sabato's Crystal Ball, aIs Ohio's Long Run As The Presidential Election Bellwether State Over?http://wvxu.org/post/ohios-long-run-presidential-election-bellwether-state-over
69248 as http://wvxu.orgSun, 20 Nov 2016 09:00:00 +0000Is Ohio's Long Run As The Presidential Election Bellwether State Over?Howard WilkinsonWVXU politics reporter Howard Wilkinson talked with news director Maryanne Zeleznik about the presidential election results in Ohio and how Donald Trump outperformed even the polls that had him with a slim lead. And Wilkinson talked, too, about how Hamilton County has gone from a red county to a purple county to a blue county. Howard Wilkinson's Chat: How Trump Won Ohio; And Hamilton County Goes Bluehttp://wvxu.org/post/howard-wilkinsons-chat-how-trump-won-ohio-and-hamilton-county-goes-blue
69004 as http://wvxu.orgMon, 14 Nov 2016 13:14:48 +0000Howard Wilkinson's Chat: How Trump Won Ohio; And Hamilton County Goes BlueHoward WilkinsonNaturally, Democrats in Hamilton County were as shocked and disbelieving as Democrats anywhere else Tuesday night when Donald Trump won the White House, even though nearly all the indicators leading up to the election pointed to a Hillary Clinton victory. It will take them some time to get over that; and some considerable time to figure out how they can fight back, as members of a party that doesn’t control either the executive or legislative branches of government – and are looking warily at what might happen to the judicial branch. It's a tough pill to swallow. At Least Democrats In Hamilton County Have Something To Be Happy Abouthttp://wvxu.org/post/least-democrats-hamilton-county-have-something-be-happy-about
68897 as http://wvxu.orgSun, 13 Nov 2016 09:00:00 +0000At Least Democrats In Hamilton County Have Something To Be Happy AboutMark Heyne News organizations across the country and around the world summed up Donald Trump's decisive victory over Hillary Clinton to become the nation's 45th president with one word: shocking. Political Junkie Ken Rudin Dissects The Results Of Tuesday's Electionshttp://wvxu.org/post/political-junkie-ken-rudin-dissects-results-tuesdays-elections
68771 as http://wvxu.orgThu, 10 Nov 2016 09:00:00 +0000Political Junkie Ken Rudin Dissects The Results Of Tuesday's ElectionsHoward WilkinsonThe final result of two very close Hamilton County races won't be known for about two weeks until nearly 13,000 provisional ballots are counted. But the results from Tuesday night's unofficial vote count are unlikely to be reversed. Two Very Close Hamilton County Races Could Be Impacted By Counting Of Provisional Ballotshttp://wvxu.org/post/two-very-close-hamilton-county-races-could-be-impacted-counting-provisional-ballots
68793 as http://wvxu.orgWed, 09 Nov 2016 17:58:24 +0000Two Very Close Hamilton County Races Could Be Impacted By Counting Of Provisional BallotsHoward WilkinsonDemocrat Aftab Pureval did something Tuesday night that seemed impossible for the past few generations of Democrats in Hamilton County – he defeated a Winkler in an election. Aftab Pureval Managed What Seemed To Be Impossible - He Defeated A Winklerhttp://wvxu.org/post/aftab-pureval-managed-what-seemed-be-impossible-he-defeated-winkler
68748 as http://wvxu.orgWed, 09 Nov 2016 04:48:45 +0000Aftab Pureval Managed What Seemed To Be Impossible - He Defeated A WinklerHoward WilkinsonIssue 44, a large tax levy to infuse money into the Cincinnati Public Schools and fund a preschool program for 6,000 three- and four-year-olds, was supported by the vast majority of the school district's voters Tuesday. CPS's Issue 44 Passes Easily http://wvxu.org/post/cpss-issue-44-passes-easily
68747 as http://wvxu.orgWed, 09 Nov 2016 03:24:06 +0000CPS's Issue 44 Passes Easily Howard WilkinsonDemocratic challenger Denise Driehaus barely edged out Republican incumbent Dennis Deters Tuesday night for a seat on the Hamilton County Board of Commissioners. Driehaus Tops Deters In Unofficial Vote Count, But Provisionals Could Change Outcomehttp://wvxu.org/post/driehaus-tops-deters-unofficial-vote-count-provisionals-could-change-outcome
68746 as http://wvxu.orgWed, 09 Nov 2016 02:30:00 +0000Driehaus Tops Deters In Unofficial Vote Count, But Provisionals Could Change OutcomeHoward WilkinsonOne of Northern Kentucky's long-standing political figures, Joe Meyer, has ousted incumbent Sherry Carran as the mayor of Northern Kentucky's largest city. Meyer Defeats Incumbent Carran To Become Covington's Mayorhttp://wvxu.org/post/meyer-defeats-incumbent-carran-become-covingtons-mayor
68735 as http://wvxu.orgWed, 09 Nov 2016 00:05:45 +0000Meyer Defeats Incumbent Carran To Become Covington's Mayor91.7 WVXU NPR reporters are updating this breaking news blog in real time as results come in from around the country. The NPR Politics team and member station reporters are providing live updates, pictures, video, commentary and analysis. New stories will populate at the top of the page. Get a more in-depth look at each one of these races by clicking the “View Results” link in the top right of the blog. Loading... NPR Live Election Bloghttp://wvxu.org/post/npr-live-election-blog
68412 as http://wvxu.orgTue, 08 Nov 2016 19:08:32 +0000NPR Live Election BlogHoward WilkinsonWVXU politics reporter Howard Wilkinson talked with News Director Maryanne Zeleznik Monday morning about the scene Sunday at the Hamilton County Board of Elections, as hundreds lined up to cast early in-house ballots. Through Sunday, slightly over 27,000 Hamilton County voters took had taken advantage of early voting at the board offices on Broadway downtown. Howard Wilkinson's Monday Chat: Long Lines Of Voters Over Weekend In Hamilton Countyhttp://wvxu.org/post/howard-wilkinsons-monday-chat-long-lines-voters-over-weekend-hamilton-county
68650 as http://wvxu.orgMon, 07 Nov 2016 13:34:01 +0000Howard Wilkinson's Monday Chat: Long Lines Of Voters Over Weekend In Hamilton CountyHoward WilkinsonAlright, admit it – you've seen the TV ads with the earnest looking young man talking seriously about what he would do if he were elected to be Hamilton County's clerk of courts. You've seen the duck puppet pop up in the middle of those ads from time to time to squawk "Aftab!" Sort of like the duck in the Aflac commercials. And, admit it, those commercials have stuck in your head, like an ear worm of a song you can't help but hum to yourself all day. Aftab! Aftab! Aftab! It is Aftab Pureval's way of injecting a little humor in a race that is usually dull as dishwater; and to make his "foreign-sounding" name familiar and natural-sounding to voters who may be used to voting for people named "Bob" and "Jim" and "Nancy," but certainly not "Aftab." There's something a bit crazy and more than a little sad about the fact that, in 21st century America, a candidate for public office has to worry about his name sounding too "foreign." But that was a concern for the 34-year-old O'BryonvillePureval's Duck Making "Aftab" A Household Namehttp://wvxu.org/post/purevals-duck-making-aftab-household-name
68521 as http://wvxu.orgSun, 06 Nov 2016 09:00:00 +0000Pureval's Duck Making "Aftab" A Household NameHoward WilkinsonWhat is Issue 44 about? The Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS) has not had a new levy since 2008 and could be facing large deficits in the near future. A coalition of educators and people in the social service sector called Cincinnati Preschool Promise had been talking in recent years about how to pay for pre-school for every 3- and 4-year-old child in the area. In May, CPS and Preschool Promise came together on a plan that they got on the November ballot – a $48 million tax levy that would split the revenues between CPS, which would get $33 million a year, and $15 million for Preschool Promise. Some of the $15 million would be used by CPS to expand its preschool program, particularly at the Vine Street School, which was recently renovated. The United Way has been chosen to oversee the spending of the $15 million. How much will it cost taxpayers? It is a 7.93 mill levy for a period of five years. It would cost the owner of a $100,000 home an additional $278 per year. The argument forIssue 44 Would Create "Preschool Promise" And Infuse Cash Into Cincinnati Public Schoolshttp://wvxu.org/post/issue-44-would-create-preschool-promise-and-infuse-cash-cincinnati-public-schools
68476 as http://wvxu.orgFri, 04 Nov 2016 09:00:00 +0000Issue 44 Would Create "Preschool Promise" And Infuse Cash Into Cincinnati Public SchoolsJay HanselmanVermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is asking his supporters and other Democrats to spend the next several days working to make sure Republican Donald Trump is not the next president. The former Democratic candidate is now supporting Hillary Clinton. Sen. Sanders Campaigns For Hillary Clinton At UC http://wvxu.org/post/sen-sanders-campaigns-hillary-clinton-uc
68503 as http://wvxu.orgThu, 03 Nov 2016 22:26:18 +0000Sen. Sanders Campaigns For Hillary Clinton At UC Howard WilkinsonObviously, the battle for the White House is at the very top of this year's election fight card. But coming in a not-too-distant second is a battle that has been brewing since the 2014 election, when Republicans took control of the U.S. Senate after eight years of the Democrats being in power. At the beginning of the year, Democrats could smell victory in the air – all they had to do was to flip four Republicans seats and they could retake control of the Senate. That's still a possibility in next Tuesday's election, although it's a tough row to hoe for Democrats. Early on, the Democrats looked at Ohio and saw the seat held by Republican Rob Portman as one of their best bets for a pick-up. After a Democratic primary where he steam-rolled over Cincinnati council member P.G. Sittenfeld, former Ohio governor Ted Strickland became the Democratic candidate and the polling earlier this year had him out in front of Portman by a substantial margin. Perhaps the reason was that the same pollingPortman, Strickland Carry On The Battle For Senate Control In Ohiohttp://wvxu.org/post/portman-strickland-carry-battle-senate-control-ohio
68429 as http://wvxu.orgThu, 03 Nov 2016 09:00:00 +0000Portman, Strickland Carry On The Battle For Senate Control In OhioHoward WilkinsonOne of the most contentious races in the region is taking place in Covington, where voters in Northern Kentucky's largest city are choosing a mayor. On one side is the incumbent, Sherry Carran, a former city commissioner who was first elected mayor in 2012; and on the other, Joe Meyer, a former state representative and state senator who headed the state's Education and Workforce Development Cabinet under former governor Steve Beshear. In Covington, the city's governing body is a five-member city commission. The four commissioners serve two-year terms, but the mayor, who is also a voting member of the commission, holds a four-year term. The candidates: Sherry Carran Background: Carran and her husband Bob live in the Botany Hills section of Covington in a home she designed and helped build, with her background in architecture. Before making Covington their home in 1990, she and her husband were involved in the revitalization of 314 Greenup Street, a historically-designated building thatIncumbent Carran And Challenger Meyer Locked In Heated Race For Covington Mayorhttp://wvxu.org/post/incumbent-carran-and-challenger-meyer-locked-heated-race-covington-mayor
68362 as http://wvxu.orgWed, 02 Nov 2016 09:00:00 +0000Incumbent Carran And Challenger Meyer Locked In Heated Race For Covington MayorHoward WilkinsonPolitical types on both sides agree – the race for Hamilton County commissioner between Republican Dennis Joseph Deters and Democrat Denise Driehaus is the most fiercely contested and most costly race this year for any county office. And, if the polling that is said to be out there is correct, it may also be the closest contest, the one that keeps everyone up late on election night waiting for an outcome – quite possibly into the wee hours of the morning after. It pits two very familiar political surnames against each other – Driehaus, the sister of former congressman Steve Driehaus and part of a family that has been involved in Democratic politics here for decades; and Deters, the youngest of eight Deters kids, with the oldest being Hamilton County prosecutor Joseph Deters. What does a county commissioner do? The three-members of a board of county commissioners have no authority to pass laws. But they do make the decisions about how county tax dollars are spent and are, in effect,Driehaus-Deters May Be Hamilton County's Hottest Racehttp://wvxu.org/post/driehaus-deters-may-be-hamilton-countys-hottest-race
68316 as http://wvxu.orgTue, 01 Nov 2016 09:00:00 +0000Driehaus-Deters May Be Hamilton County's Hottest Race